SA vs CAN, T20 World Cup 2026: In the T20 World Cup 2026, South Africa made a winning start to its campaign by defeating Canada. Batting first, the Proteas team scored a strong score of 213 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, the Canadian team could score only 156 runs for 8 wickets despite playing full 20 overs and lost the match by 56 runs. With this victory, South Africa opened its account in the points table by scoring two important points.

Aiden Markram’s captaincy innings

During South Africa’s batting, captain Aiden Markram performed brilliantly and scored the most runs for the team. Batting aggressively, he scored 59 runs on 32 balls. Markram hit 10 fours and one six in his innings. His innings played an important role in taking the team to a strong score. Apart from Markram, no batsman could play a big innings, but many players played small but useful innings and contributed in taking the team’s score beyond 200.

Important contribution of middle order

Ryan Rickleton came to bat at number three and kept the team in good position by scoring 33 runs in 21 balls. After this, David Miller also batted briskly and scored 39 runs in 23 balls, which included one four and three sixes. Tristan Stubbs also played a useful inning of 34 runs in 19 balls. He hit two fours and two sixes. With the collective contribution of all these batsmen, South Africa was successful in reaching a strong score of 213 runs.

Navneet Dhaliwal’s fighting innings

The Canadian team, which came to chase the target of 214 runs, did not have a good start, but Navneet Dhaliwal tried to control the team by batting brilliantly. Batting at number three, he scored 64 runs on 49 balls, which included seven fours and one six. Harsh Thakar also contributed 33 runs on 29 balls, but the rest of the batsmen could not make a big partnership, due to which the team remained far away from the target.

Dominance of South African bowlers

South Africa’s fast bowlers performed brilliantly in bowling. Lungi Ngidi was the most successful bowler, taking four wickets for 31 runs in four overs and breaking the back of Canada’s batting. Marco Jansen also took two wickets, while Kagiso Rabada and Corbin Bosch got one wicket each. Thanks to this brilliant performance by the bowlers, South Africa maintained complete control over the match and ultimately won by 56 runs.